St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-02
Politicians From All Around the State
Form an Alleged Young Mems
Republican Club.
The Supreme Court Decides Against the
Regents in the Famous Right of
Way Case.
County Commissioners Elect New
Abstract Cierk--Death From
Drinking Colchicum.
Twin City Mail Delivery--Army Ter-
sonaIs-- Summary of Tuesdays
Local News.
"YOUNGn REPUBLICANS.

The Wheel - Ill OrSes Oh Inc NrahO uiu
Party Organize IA Club and Claim
They Are Young Again--SeVerai
Wordy scraps.
A call was issued some days ago for 4
meeting of young Republicans of the state,
to be held at the capitol yesterday, to form
4 Young Mems Republican club.
@>.fh young blood as that which flows in
the veins of Col. ii. &. Hicks, OF Minneap-
oils: d. b. Searle, of st. Cloud; eX-Attor-
new General Hahn. of Minneapolis; Hon.
ID. E. Myers of st. Cloud. and numerous
other old-time winners OH the political
track, with numerous otherS-Some younger,
some older-responded to the call Prob
ably hundred men from various parts of
the state were present at the forenoon SEES
sion, which was held in the caucus room on
the third floor of the capitol. Some said there
was something in the movement that did not
appear on the surface. 1t is alleged that it
was move thus early toward the reelection
OF Gov. McGill when his present term shall
expire. Others deny this and say that it
was simply one symptom of the scared con-
dition of the grand old party since the pass
age of the high license bill, while others
say there is no Woodchuck in the case at all,
and that it is enc of those spontaneous
movements on the part OF the young men
of the party which burst forth at regular
intervals. 1t was not a particularly har-
monious meeting, and to an uninterested
spectator it looked like a move on the part
of several of the younger element to get into
the shoes of the old ''ringsters," as one of
the members called them, and take turn
at running the machine themselves. EX-
Attorney General Hahn presided, and after
routine opening, the following committees
were appointed:
On CONSTITUTIONAL. d. Mum, Ramsey: ].
N Searles, Saltwater; d. B. Searle, st. Cloud;
a. r. Burkdah, Pipestone, and H. Ste ener-
son, Crookston.
Permanent organization-E G. Hay, Hen
nepin; c. A. Severance, Ramsey: +. NJ. Will
son, Goodhue; John Lind, of Brown: w. A.
Tolarrd.
After this the meeting adjourned until
es:30 o'clock to give the committees chance
10 do their work. When the members
came together again Mr.. Mum, of st.
Paul.
READ THE CONSTITUTION
and bylaws as drawn. The first named
document fixed the name of the organlza-
tion as the ~ Dung Mems Republican Club
Of Minnesota" provided that all men,
beers should be thoroughbred Republicans
who would be bound to support all Repub-
lIcan nominations. good, bad or Indifferent,
and fixed the age of those eligible to mem
bership at from 2l to As years. These last
Two provisions nearly wrecked the young
organization before it had fairly come to
life, so that it came near being 4 still birth.
There was a sharp debate over the clause
IN the constitution which called for the
support of all Republican candidates, from
the president of the United States down.
ID. d. Searle said that the clause
mad the intent of making it bind
ing to support all Republican
candidates. Congressman John Lind
thought this was correct in part-a Repub-
lican club ought to support Republican
candidates for congress, the senate and
house of representatives. but men ought to
Zoe given a choice of their own and il they
could not support all candidates let them
vote for whom they chose and the club
would condone the offense. ID. E. Myers
wanted the constitution changed so that it
would be possible to hedge little and
make trades on independent candidates.
\ voice-A Republican club should never
know such thing as an independent candi-
date.
Mr.. Myers-That's all right in a Republican
county, but wait until you have lived in q
county that always has 1900 Democratic
majority and see how you feel about it.
\ half dozen or more of those present
took part in the discussion. An amend
ment was offered to make it binding on
mem bers to vote for Republican candidates
on the national, congressional, state and
Legislative tickets. leaving it optional on the
county officers. This amendment was
voted down by an overwhelming vote. An
amendment was then introduced by Mr.
Stevenson that was designed he said. to
provide for passive Republicans-Repub-
lcans who for some special reason might
not want to support some particular candi-
date, but would not work against the ticket.
This was lost by an overwhelming major
ity and the ironclad clause, as reported,
making it binding to support all candidates,
was adopted.
A QUESTION OF AGE.
The clause in the constitution as reported
that limited the membership to men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 45 made more
trouble A change was wanted to take in
The old timers, and debate followed on
this point. Mr.. Mum spoke very enthlI-
siastically in favor of making it young
mems club.
He said that it was not only by making the
young men feel that they were responsible
and were expected to do the work, that the
Republican party could hope for victory in
1883. He said it was his idea to have the old
men, a large number of whom there were
that everybody recognized as "ringSters'
como in as honorary members, to give advice
and counsel, but have no voice in the doings
OF the club,
Robert Stratton. of Minneapolis. presi-
dent of the Union League of that city,
wanted the old men admitted. They were
useful, not only for counsel and advice, he
said, but for their contributions. 1t would
take money to carry on the campaigns, and
Ghe older men were needed to chip in. Ed
Davenport, of Minneapolis, said that this
organization was not intended to take the
place of the county committee CA of the
central committee. 1t was simply sort of
working force to help out those committees
Ex-Attorney General Hahn wanted to come
into the club, which he said he could not dc
if the 45-year limit was enforced. If this
speaker characterized as a Republic
can as young as any in the
room. would be shut out Joel Heatwole
thought the object,of the club was not mn
derstood. 1t was to be formed as work
ing force. If there had been such clut
last fall the party would not have barely
squeezed through with 1900 majority.
Forty days before the last election the cen
tral committee knew the names of men in
hardly any outside counties who could be
relied upon 10 do any work. There was no
organization; this was what was wanted
now. Col. Hicks spoke in behalf of the old
war horses, and wanted to be let into the
organization. He referred to the grand old
party in his usual terms. and
fought large portion of the wal
over once more, as is his wont. EX-Sen-
~atOr Stevenson thought the old men pres
ent had shown themselves SO boyish by
their remarks that they would be eligible to
hnr,tc lph rinrr
TO him that the old wheel-horses should
nuant to come into q unnnr mans nlnh Ii